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[Medical News] Another outbreak of bird flu in Thailand has authorities on high alert: According to Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture, the H5N1 virus was found in the bird on a native-chicken farm in the northern province of Sukhothai and has resulted in the culling of hundreds more chickens in the area.

[Poultry International Feed] Poultry International - H5N1 suspected in South Korea and Thailand ...: H5N1 HPAI had never occurred in this particular district of Phichit, although the province itself was listed as an avian influenza [H5N1 HPAI] epidemic zone. Kamnuan Ungchusak, director of the epidemiology bureau, said a team of epidemiologists had been dispatched to the district to carry out bird flu surveillance and that disinfectant would be sprayed at all poultry farms, slaughterhouses, and at-risk areas.  According to the Bangkok Post, Thailand had experienced its fifth wave of bird flu outbreaks in early Feb.

[Farang Pai Nai - Thai news through the e] Thailand confirms fresh bird flu outbreak: Thailand's agriculture ministry said Monday that it had confirmed an outbreak of bird flu on a backyard farm in the north, six months after the kingdom was declared free of the deadly virus. The H5N1 strain of avian influenza was found .

[Medindia Health News] Thailand Gives Official Confirmation of Second Bird Flu Case: "We were notified two days later and the official test result today confirmed that it's H5N1," he said, adding that all suspected poultry had now been slaughtered.

[Poultry International Feed] Poultry International - Laos deserves recognition for rapid ...: The farmer reported this unusually high mortality to the district officer on September 1. Samples were taken and confirmed positive for H5N1 at the National Avian Influenza Laboratory (National Animal Health Centre) on September 4 and the infected flock culled immediately. The outbreak was officially announced by the Laotian government on September 5, 2008.  Culling around the 1 km control zone started the same day and was completed by September 12. The report listed 5422 birds as susceptible, 247 cases (197 deaths), and 5225 destroyed.

[worldpoultry.net] World Poulty - News: Inviragen: Grant for avian influenza vaccines: The resulting vaccines will be tested for safety and for the ability to protect animals from H5N1 influenza," said Dr Jorge Osorio, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin. "Our goal is to develop a vaccine that is easy to manufacture, simple to administer and provides broad protection against multiple H5N1 isolates."

[www.iKuwaderno.tk] Bird flu outbreak in Thailand Confirmed | www.iKUWADERNO.com: Agence France-Presse|BANGKOK - Thailand’s agriculture ministry said Monday that it had confirmed an outbreak of bird flu on a backyard farm in the north, six months after the kingdom was declared free of the deadly virus.

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